Knife Safety Flashcards
What should you do if you are talking to someone and using a knife?
Place your knife down, do not use it.
What do you do when you have finished using a knife?
Wash it individually in the sink, rinse it, dry it and put it away.
How should you hold a knife?
hold knife handle with one hand and the food item with the other with tucked in fingers.
How should you cut food that is round?
Slice off thin section so food sits flat and stable on the cutting board.
How do you walk safely with a knife?
Hold knife facing down and on a slight angle.
Which option is the safest place to store knives?
Wood block.
When you are using the pivot technique, the fingers on your guide hand (the hand not holding the knife) are used too?
Holds the food in place.
We know that a sharp knife is safer than a dull knife. How often should a knife be sharpened?
As needed
Identify the unsafe option when you are cutting a bagel in half.
Use the palm of your hand as a cutting board.
Identify the task that is unsafe to perform with a knife.
Opening bags, boxes or cans
